Sorry - completely off topic, but your post reminded me of this;
George: Tally-ho, pip pip and Bernard's your uncle.
Blackadder: In English we say 'Good morning'.
George: Look what I've got for you, sir!
Blackadder: What?
George: The latest issue of King and Country. Damn inspiring stuff. 'The magazine that tells the Tommies the truth about the war'.
Blackadder: Or, alternatively, the greatest work of fiction since vows of fidelity were included in the French marriage service.
George: Come come, sir, you can't deny that this fine newspaper is good for the morale of the men.
Blackadder: Certainly not. I just feel that more could be achieved by giving them some real toilet paper.
George: Not with you at all, sir. What could any patriotic chap have against this magnificent mag?
Blackadder: Apart from his bottom?
George: Yes.
Blackadder: Well, look at it. This stuff is about as convincing as Dr Crippen's defence lawyer! The British Tommies are all portrayed as six foot six with biceps the size of Bournemouth.
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